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SUNRISE, Fla., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Shawn Horcoff's goal in the third round of a shootout Monday gave the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant, James Harden and Jeff Green combined for 75 points Monday, carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-88 rout of the Golden State Warriors.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Unbeaten, second-ranked Texas got 17 points from Avery Bradley and hit 59 percent of its field goals Monday en route to a 107-74 whipping of Long Beach State.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Andrew Alberts, Jussi Jokinen and Ray Whitney gave Carolina a three-goal lead and the Panthers held on Monday to down the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2.

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin, back from a two-game suspension, scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots Monday in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over Tampa Bay.

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MONTREAL, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Second-period goals by Andrei Kastsitsyn and Mike Cammalleri Monday sent the Montreal Canadiens on their way to a 3-1 win over the sinking Philadelphia Flyers.

CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Kalin Lucas put up 17 points and added six assists for No. 14 Michigan State, which used a 14-4 run Monday to pull away to a 69-56 win over The Citadel.

TORONTO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Alexei Ponikarovsky scored twice during a five-goal, second-period Toronto outburst Monday and the Maple Leafs coasted to a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups, with 31 points, led a Denver Nuggets attack that outgunned Philadelphia 93-83 Monday -- the 76ers' 10th consecutive loss.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Martin Brodeur turned in the 103rd shutout of his NHL career Monday, blocking 22 shots in a 3-0 New Jersey Devils victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The National Basketball Association fined Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah $15,000 Monday for throwing a ball into the stands during a game.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker E.J. Henderson had surgery to repair a broken left leg, Coach Brad Childress said Monday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Running back Mark Ingram of top-ranked Alabama and quarterback Colt McCoy of No. 2 Texas are among five finalists named Monday for the 2009 Heisman Trophy.